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“It was like when I watched them pull your body out of the quarry. No matter how badly I needed you alive, both times—” He pauses before he speaks as light as air, “Tell me I won’t have to see that again. That you won’t go die on me and leave me here all by myself.”
Will sits up straight. “Hey, I’m here, okay? I’m alive. You don’t have to worry about me.”
“That’s not what I said.” Mike’s voice is heavy, swaying like a pendulum. “I said, tell me you’re not gonna leave me, that you won’t—”
“I’m not gonna leave you. Not if I have any say in it.”
It’s unquestionable.
It promises nothing other than his devotion.
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or, Vecna gets Mike and Will at the same time. Everything keeps going wrong until inevitably something goes right.
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04 Apr 2025
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Progress: Finished reading, read chapters 6/6.
Fic Status: Complete.
Notes:
-Written and takes place pre-season 4 vol 2, Eddie is still alive and gets to meet Will.
-Both Will and Mike get Vecna’d while trying to confess their love to each other; Vecna uses their feelings against them. Mike and Will lean on each other as they run to the exit.
-El clocks Mike’s ass and breaks up with him.
-Mike and Will talk it out, confess what they saw in their Vecna visions and confess their feelings while dressing each others wounds in a closed grocery store.
-Will has powers that affect electricity-powered appliances when he’s having strong emotions.
-“M&W’s”
-Robin and Eddie go to find Will and Mike at the store after going MIA; they clock them.Other Media References:
-Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Eddie mistakes the quotes “Tis’ but a scratch!” and “Just a flesh wound.” for “Tis’ but a flesh wound!”Music References:
-Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure.
Fic title, chapter titles and the song that helps Will and Mike get out of Vecna’s grasp.
-Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) by Kate Bush.
The song that keeps Max away from Vecna’s grasp.
-A Strange Day by The Cure.
The song Will and Mike listen to during their date at the swings at the end of the fic. Also Mike’s favourite track from Pornography (Album).
-Pornography (Album) by The Cure.
The album that Eddie recommends to Will and Mike after judging their favourite song by The Cure (Boys Don’t Cry).
-The Man Who Sold the World (Album) by David Bowie.
Mentioned when Eddie brings up that men can present feminine too.
-David Bowie.
“I heard through a grape vine that Bowie likes to kiss boys too.”
-Robert Smith and The Cure
Mentioned when Robin calls out Eddie for wanting to kiss Robert Smith. Also mentioned when Eddie judges Will and Mike’s favourite song by The Cure (Boys Don’t Cry). -
just in case (dårlig ulv stranden) by kissingpractice
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
29 Mar 2025
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“In case I don’t make it,” Will says - the only explanation there’s time for, because before Mike can say anything back or even register what’s happening, there’s a hand on his shoulder, tugging him forwards.
or; Will (and El) have no choice but to go alone into the Upside Down. There's one thing Will needs to do before he goes.
(Mike POV ficlet)
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20 Apr 2025
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Progress: Finished reading, read chapters 1/1.
Fic Status: Complete.
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-Before Will and El depart to go defeat Vecna, Will gives Mike a goodbye kiss.Other Media References:
-Doctor Who.
Referenced in the fic title “Dårlig Ulv Stranden” meaning “Bad Wolf Bay” which is the name of the beach in S2 Ep13 (“Doomsday”) of Doctor Who. Fic is also inspired by the scene where Rose and the 10th Doctor say goodbye.Fanart:
https://www.tumblr.com/kissingpractise/779319386705149952?source=share

